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Confused Question Ø Amazon river in South America is the largest river in the world. Ø while Nile river in Africa is the longest river in the world. World Major Rivers Rank Name Length Outflow Countries in the drainage basin Continent 1 Nile 6,650 Mediterranean Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan , Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan Africa 2 Amazon 6,575 Atlantic Ocean Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana USA 3 Yangtze 6,300 East China Sea China Asia 4 Mississippi 6,275 Gulf of Mexico United States (98.5%), Canada (1.5%) USA 5 Yenisei 5,539 Kara Sea Russia (97%), Mongolia (2.9%) Asia 6 Yellow River (Huang He) 5,464 Bohai Sea China Asia 9 Congo 4,700 Atlantic Ocean Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda Africa
